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GOP lawmaker blocked from panel blames Pelosi for Jan. 6 'breakdown of security'
Jul 26 - Rep. Jim Banks (Ind.), one of the two GOP lawmakers rejected by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) from serving on the Jan. 6 committee, accused the Speaker on Sunday of being responsible for the "breakdown of security" that day that led to a mob storming the Capitol.
"Due to the rules of the United States Capitol, the power structure of the Capitol, Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House, has more control and authority and responsibility over the leadership of the Capitol Police than anyone else in the United States Capitol," Banks said during an appearance on "Fox News Sunday."
"So she doesn't want us to ask these questions because, at the end of the day, she is ultimately responsible for the breakdown of security at the capitol that happened on Jan. 6," he said.
A mob of former President Trump's supporters attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 to stop the counting of the Electoral College votes. They did so after weeks in which Trump said the election had been stolen from him, a baseless claim that the former president has continued to make in the months since the attack.
Trump was impeached for inciting the mob, though the Senate did not convict him. There were notably GOP votes in the House to impeach him and to convict him in the Senate.
Five people died in connection to the violence on Jan. 6.
Pelosi blocked Banks and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) from serving on the select committee after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) picked them.
Banks said he was rejected because Pelosi "doesn't want to talk about what happened at the Capitol that day" and is "only interested in a narrative."
Pelosi said last week that she rejected Banks and Jordan due to concerns over how their appointments would affect the "integrity of the investigation." She accepted the three remaining appointees from McCarthy, though the GOP leader withdrew all his nominees in protest of Pelosi's decision on Banks and Jordan.
Banks, a staunch ally of Trump, had questioned the "legality" of the 2020 election and was a supporter of the Texas lawsuit that sought to overturn the election results in other states where President Biden won.
Pelosi on Sunday said she planned to appoint Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.), a vocal GOP critic of Trump, to the Jan. 6 select committee. She had already named Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to the panel.
Both backed Trump's impeachment.
"It's clear that Pelosi only wants members on this committee who will stick to her talking points and stick to her narrative," Banks said of Kinzinger's possible nomination. "That's why she's picked the group that she's already picked, and anyone that she asked to be on this committee from this point moving forward will be stuck to her, her narrative, to her point of view." source from
Jul 26 - Rep. Jim Banks (Ind.), one of the two GOP lawmakers rejected by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) from serving on the Jan. 6 committee, accused the Speaker on Sunday of being responsible for the "breakdown of security" that day that led to a mob storming the Capitol.
"Due to the rules of the United States Capitol, the power structure of the Capitol, Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House, has more control and authority and responsibility over the leadership of the Capitol Police than anyone else in the United States Capitol," Banks said during an appearance on "Fox News Sunday."
"So she doesn't want us to ask these questions because, at the end of the day, she is ultimately responsible for the breakdown of security at the capitol that happened on Jan. 6," he said.
A mob of former President Trump's supporters attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 to stop the counting of the Electoral College votes. They did so after weeks in which Trump said the election had been stolen from him, a baseless claim that the former president has continued to make in the months since the attack.
Trump was impeached for inciting the mob, though the Senate did not convict him. There were notably GOP votes in the House to impeach him and to convict him in the Senate.
Five people died in connection to the violence on Jan. 6.
Pelosi blocked Banks and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) from serving on the select committee after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) picked them.
Banks said he was rejected because Pelosi "doesn't want to talk about what happened at the Capitol that day" and is "only interested in a narrative."
Pelosi said last week that she rejected Banks and Jordan due to concerns over how their appointments would affect the "integrity of the investigation." She accepted the three remaining appointees from McCarthy, though the GOP leader withdrew all his nominees in protest of Pelosi's decision on Banks and Jordan.
Banks, a staunch ally of Trump, had questioned the "legality" of the 2020 election and was a supporter of the Texas lawsuit that sought to overturn the election results in other states where President Biden won.
Pelosi on Sunday said she planned to appoint Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.), a vocal GOP critic of Trump, to the Jan. 6 select committee. She had already named Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to the panel.
Both backed Trump's impeachment.
"It's clear that Pelosi only wants members on this committee who will stick to her talking points and stick to her narrative," Banks said of Kinzinger's possible nomination. "That's why she's picked the group that she's already picked, and anyone that she asked to be on this committee from this point moving forward will be stuck to her, her narrative, to her point of view." source from
JULY 25, 2021
Speaker Pelosi on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” talked about the call for more Republicans to be added to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.
Speaker Pelosi on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” talked about the call for more Republicans to be added to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.
Pelosi taps Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger for January 6 select committee
Jul 26, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois to serve on the select committee investigating the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. He's the second Republican Pelosi has added to the committee. Christina Ruffini has the details.
Jul 26, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois to serve on the select committee investigating the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. He's the second Republican Pelosi has added to the committee. Christina Ruffini has the details.
Pelosi Appoints Trump's Republican Critic Kinzinger to US Capitol Riot Investigation Committee
Jul 26 - ...House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has formally appointed Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a critic of former US President Donald Trump, to serve on the select committee to investigate the events that transpired at US Capitol on 6 January.
According to The Washington Times, Pelosi has blocked two Trump’s "allies," Republican Reps. Jim Jordan and Jim Banks, from joining the committee, which already counts Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, an opponent of Trump, among its ranks... more
Jul 26 - ...House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has formally appointed Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a critic of former US President Donald Trump, to serve on the select committee to investigate the events that transpired at US Capitol on 6 January.
According to The Washington Times, Pelosi has blocked two Trump’s "allies," Republican Reps. Jim Jordan and Jim Banks, from joining the committee, which already counts Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, an opponent of Trump, among its ranks... more
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi will meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday
Clarity over US troops in Iraq to dominate Biden-Kadhimi meeting
Iraqi PM will push for a clearer timeline for removal of US ‘combat’ troops as Biden seeks to stop armed group attacks.
Jul 26 - United States President Joe Biden will host Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the White House on Monday, the latest step in weeks of “strategic dialogue” over the future of US troops in Iraq, attacks by Iran-aligned groups, and fears of a resurgence of ISIL (ISIS).
At the top of the agenda for al-Kadhimi, the former director of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service who became prime minister in May 2020, will be attaining a more concrete timeline for the withdrawal of US “combat” troops, a category that the Biden administration has yet to define.
The US in April tentatively agreed to the withdrawal, which is part of Baghdad’s careful balancing of competing Iranian and US influence in the country... more
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